Rules of the competition

Article 1 – Members of the EA group have decided to launch the EA/CoR Secondary Schools Competition for the year 2014.

Article 2 – Only secondary schools who have been nominated by a full CoR member of the EA group can participate in the competition.

Article 3 - This competition is open to all pupils of the 14 - 18 years age group, attending the school nominated by an EA member to participate in the competition.

Article 4 – The participants are invited to take part in the competition comprising a test with 30 questions on the European Union and essay writing part. The test is in English. Essays may be written on pupils' mother language.

Article 5 - The essay written by student needs to be of maximum 800 words.

Article 6 -The first name, the last name and the age of the two winning pupils, should be sent to the EA secretariat by the 30th April 2014.

Article 7 - A jury composed of the coordinator and minimum two other teachers in every nominated secondary school will correct and select the best two winners.

Article 9 – Two best winners from each participating school will participate in a two days trip to Brussels, visiting the Committee of the Regions between 24 – 26 June 2014. The pupils will be accompanied by a guardian/teacher from each school, being responsible for the safety of their pupils.

Article 10 - The essays of the winners may be published in a booklet and distributed in the schools of the participating countries.

Article 11 - The participants understand that the copyright of the essays will be retained by the EA group in the Committee of the Regions.